1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
3 ¶ And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
6 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
10 ¶ And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
15 ¶ And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Tola
1 Pēc Abīmeleha cēlās Tola, Pūas dēls, Dodo dēla dēls, vīrs no Jisašhara – glābt Israēlu. Viņš dzīvoja Šāmīrā, Efraima kalnos. 2 Viņš bija Israēla soģis divdesmit trīs gadus, un, kad viņš nomira, viņš tika apbedīts Šāmīrā.
Jaīrs
3 Pēc viņa cēlās gileādietis Jaīrs. Viņš bija Israēla soģis divdesmit divus gadus. 4 Viņam bija trīsdesmit dēli, tie jāja uz trīsdesmit ēzeļu kumeļiem, un tiem bija trīsdesmit pilsētas. Viņu dēļ tās sauc par Jaīra ciemiem līdz šai dienai, tās ir Gileāda zemē. 5 Kad Jaīrs nomira, viņš tika apbedīts Kāmonā.
Amoniešu jūgā
6 Israēla dēli atkal sāka darīt to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, – vergoja baāliem, aštartēm, Arāma dieviem, Sidonas dieviem, Moāba dieviem, Amona dēlu dieviem un filistiešu dieviem. Tie atmeta Kungu un nekalpoja viņam. 7 Tad Kunga dusmas iedegās pret Israēlu, un viņš tos pārdeva filistiešiem un Amona dēliem. 8 Tajā gadā viņi satrieca un sagrāva Israēla dēlus – uz astoņpadsmit gadiem visus Israēla dēlus, kas viņpus Jardānai amoriešu zemē Gileādā. 9 Amona dēli nāca pāri Jardānai karot arī pret Jūdu, Benjāminu un Efraima namu, un Israēls nokļuva lielos spaidos. 10 Israēla dēli brēca uz Kungu: “Mēs esam grēkojuši pret tevi, jo bijām atmetuši savu Dievu un vergojām baāliem!”
11 Un Kungs atbildēja Israēla dēliem: “Vai ne no Ēģiptes un no amoriešiem, un no Amona dēliem, un no filistiešiem, 12 un no sidoniešu, amālēkiešu un maoniešu spaidiem, kad jūs saucāt uz mani, – vai tad es jūs neizpestīju?! 13 Bet jūs esat mani atmetuši un vergojat citiem dieviem! Nu es vairs jūs neglābšu! 14 Ejiet, brēciet uz dieviem, kurus esat izvēlējušies, lai tie jūs glābj spaidu laikā!” 15 Un Israēla dēli teica uz Kungu: “Esam grēkojuši! Tu dari mums visu, kā redzi labu esam! Tikai atbrīvo jel mūs šodien!” 16 Viņi izmeta svešos dievus no sava vidus un kalpoja Kungam, un viņa sirds sažņaudzās Israēla ciešanu dēļ.
17 Amona dēli sapulcējās un apmetās nometnē Gileādā, bet Israēla dēli sanāca kopā un apmetās nometnē Micpā. 18 Un ļaudis, Gileādas augstmaņi, runāja savā starpā: “Kurš būs tas vīrs, kas sāks cīņu ar Amona dēliem? Tas būs visu Gileādas iedzīvotāju galvenais.”
